diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
index 6f99f78..60f06a31 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
@@ -183,16 +183,21 @@
 	 */
 	if (mac->txrates_change)
 		oldrates = mac->txrates;
-	if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_OFDM_MODULATION) {
-		mac->txrates.default_rate = IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_54MB;
-		change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT;
-		mac->txrates.default_fallback = IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_24MB;
-		change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT_FBACK;
-	} else if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_CCK_MODULATION) {
+	/* FIXME: We don't correctly handle backing down to lower
+	   rates, so 801.11g devices start off at 11M for now. People
+	   can manually change it if they really need to, but 11M is
+	   more reliable. Note similar logic in
+	   ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate() */	 
+	if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_CCK_MODULATION) {
 		mac->txrates.default_rate = IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_11MB;
 		change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT;
 		mac->txrates.default_fallback = IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_5MB;
 		change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT_FBACK;
+	} else if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_OFDM_MODULATION) {
+		mac->txrates.default_rate = IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_54MB;
+		change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT;
+		mac->txrates.default_fallback = IEEE80211_OFDM_RATE_24MB;
+		change |= IEEE80211SOFTMAC_TXRATECHG_DEFAULT_FBACK;
 	} else
 		assert(0);
 	if (mac->txrates_change)
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
index e1a9bc6..b559aa9 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
@@ -135,11 +135,15 @@
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (in_rate == -1) {
-		/* automatic detect */
-		if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_OFDM_MODULATION)
-			in_rate = 54000000;
-		else
+		/* FIXME: We don't correctly handle backing down to lower
+		   rates, so 801.11g devices start off at 11M for now. People
+		   can manually change it if they really need to, but 11M is
+		   more reliable. Note similar logic in
+		   ieee80211softmac_wx_set_rate() */	 
+		if (ieee->modulation & IEEE80211_CCK_MODULATION)
 			in_rate = 11000000;
+		else
+			in_rate = 54000000;
 	}
 
 	switch (in_rate) {